PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and So Chai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Alive. Arthur Stark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Stark
vs
Chai

186 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, So Chai!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Chai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arthur Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark is looking to slow Chai down with leg kicks.
Chai checks a low kick from Stark.
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
Stark throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stark is fending him off so far but Chai persists. Nope, Stark circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai avoids the head kick by Stark.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
Chai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stark avoids it really well and circles away.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Horrible takedown by Chai or perhaps it was just good defense by Stark which made him look bad.
Arthur Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Chai.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Stark.
Stark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Stark misses.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.
Stark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stark tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Chai.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stark.
Arthur Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice sprawl there from Stark as Chai shoots in.
Chai blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark stuffs the takedown attempt from Chai. Chai gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a head kick.
Chai dives in and grabs Stark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes down on Chai's head and hops out.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Stark.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
Chai blocks a jab.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stark avoids it really well and circles away.

Chai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Stark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stark wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Chai chips away with some ground and pound.
Chai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Stark.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Stark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Chai misses.

Chai gets a double leg takedown into Stark's guard.
Stark keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Chai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stark's guard.
Stark has a hand on Chai's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chai takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Chai lands a heavy elbow.
Chai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BOOM! Chai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is desperately trying to improve his position but Chai has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Chai.

It looks like Arthur Stark has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stark is bucking up trying to escape but Chai cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chai unloading with bombs!

Stark is rocked!

Arthur Stark's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai landing strikes from the mount and Stark is in trouble!
Oh Stark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Chai! That's really hurt Stark and he's turned his back - Chai keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Chai jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). So Chai!
After winning the bout, So Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.